What does glxinfo tell you? (type it at a shell prompt).

Jason J wrote:
> 
> I am trying to get quake3 to run under linux for the first time.
> 
> I am running the following
> 
> Geforce 2 MX
> Debian Unstable updated as of 1 day ago
> Xfree 4.02-12
> 2.4.2 custom from debian kernel source
> 
> I have the nvidia drirver/module compiled with this kernel and it is
> loaded
> 
> lsmod
> Module                  Size  Used by
> snd-mixer-oss           5088   1  (autoclean)
> snd-card-via686a        7616   1
> snd-mpu401-uart         3072   0  [snd-card-via686a]
> snd-rawmidi            10816   0  [snd-mpu401-uart]
> snd-seq-device          4288   0  [snd-rawmidi]
> snd-ac97-codec         24544   0  [snd-card-via686a]
> snd-mixer              25152   0  [snd-mixer-oss snd-ac97-codec]
> snd-pcm                33888   0  [snd-card-via686a]
> snd-timer               9520   0  [snd-pcm]
> snd                    37792   1  [snd-mixer-oss snd-card-via686a
> snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec snd-mixer
> snd-pcm snd-timer]
> NVdriver              626992  12
> usb-storage            21760   0  (unused)
> hid                    11728   0  (unused)
> usb-uhci               22976   0  (unused)
> 3c59x                  23584   1
> 
> I get all kinds of different errors because i have tried alot of
> different settings and configurations of X. I am run quake in dedicated
> mode with no problem. So the problem has to exist with its interaction
> with X. And I am sure my XF86Config needs to be setup correctly
> 
> I have copied and pasted some of the vital sections of my XF86Config
> below:
> Section "Module"
>         Load  "GLcore"
>         Load  "dbe"
>         Load  "dri"
>         Load  "extmod"
>         Load  "glx"
>         Load  "pex5"
>         Load  "record"
>         Load  "xie"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>         ### Available Driver options are:-
>         #Option     "SWcursor"
>         #Option     "HWcursor"
>         #Option     "NoAccel"
>         #Option     "ShowCache"
>         #Option     "ShadowFB"
>         Option      "IgnoreEDID" "1"   ## Side note, this makes X ignore
> what the monitor reports as valid display modes. my monitor can easily
> handle 2048x1536, but reports its max res as 1600x1200
>         #Option     "UseFBDev"
>         #Option     "Rotate"
>         Identifier  "Card0"
>         Driver      "nvidia"
>         VendorName  "NVidia"
>         BoardName   "GeForce2 MX"
>         BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
>         VideoRam    32768
> EndSection
> 
> Section "DRI"
>         Mode 0666
> EndSection
> 
> This machine is a dual boot with Windows 2000 and Quake 3 runs fine from
> there.
> 
> _______________________________________________
> tclug-list mailing list
> tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list

-- 
Kent Schumacher

Structural Wood Corporation
4000 Labore Rd.
St. Paul, MN 55110

Phone: (651) 426-8111
Fax: (651) 426-6859
e-mail: kent at structural-wood.com